New "Hercules": reviews of critics and ordinary viewers about the film. Is it worth to watch "Hercules"?

The theme of ancient heroes, great feats, the struggle of the gods and mere mortals with monsters are always interesting to the audience. On the screen it always looks beautiful and spectacular. Therefore, so many films on ancient myths and legendary epics were created, created and still will appear in the future. 2014 was no exception - on the screens this summer came the film "Hercules", telling about the exploits of the legendary ancient Greek mythical hero.

The Myth of Hercules

As you know, the son of Zeus and the mortal woman - Hercules - in a fit of insanity, which was sent to him by the goddess Hera, killed his wife, children and two nephews. Wishing to atone for his terrible crime, he turned to the Delphic oracle. As punishment, he was appointed to serve King Eurystheus for 12 years, fulfilling all his orders. The tyrinthian ruler, desiring the death of the hero, sent him to execution impossible to mere mortal deeds. In the service of the ruler of Tirinthus, Hercules performed 12 exploits, after which he was cleansed by the oracle, and the stigma of the offender was removed from him.

The plot of the picture

The film "Hercules", reviews about which are diverse and ambiguous, its plot is very different from the usual myth of the great Greek hero. Strictly speaking, the exploits themselves take 10 minutes of screen time. The painting "Hercules" in 2014 is not at all about this.

She that even the greatest heroes can be deceived, can make such a mistake by ignorance, which will lead to terrible consequences. The film "Hercules" tells not about the famous exploits of the hero, but about stumbling, it is necessary to find the strength to admit his guilt and try to correct what happened, even at the cost of his life.

According to the plot of the film, the hero after receiving the feats gets cleansed from the blood spilled by his loved ones. But he is pure now only before the law and people, Hercules can not forgive himself and is constantly tormented by guilt, which leads to nightmares. He goes into voluntary exile, hiring for service to different rulers. Gradually around the hero a team of the same professional soldiers gathers. They travel around the country, fighting on the side of the one who pays more.

But Hercules did not become embittered, not hardened in heart. He will never go to the betrayal or murder of innocent people. Knowing this, but wanting to get the hero himself, the king of Thrace Kotis deceives Hercules into the service. He pretends that he wants peace and prosperity, but in fact his dream is to create an empire and conquer all of Greece. Not knowing this and thinking that it saves the defenseless, Hercules and his comrades begin to train the Thracian army and quickly achieve success.

But gradually the hero begins to understand that he trains on defenders, and future conquerors, and Kotis intends to attack Hercules home. The son of Zeus faces a choice: to take the promised huge amount of money and allow the events to go on as usual or stand in the way of the strong army created by him.

The performer of the main role is the perfect Hercules

Born Duane Johnson, brilliantly played the role of the great Greek hero, the demigod, in a family that was most closely associated with wrestling. Father and grandfather of Duane Johnson were professional wrestlers. At school, he started playing American football, but after graduating from the university, he played the whole season as a member of the Canadian Football League team and was forced to retire from football because of a back injury.

A year later he decided to return to the sport and try himself in wrestling. Thus, Johnson became the third representative in the dynasty of wrestlers. In the ring, he soon became known as The Rock - Rock.

Like many famous athletes with an inviting appearance, Duane Johnson could not help but interest the film industry. First he plays secondary characters. His first major role he played in 2002 in the movie "The Scorpion King." After that, the actor began to act actively, and to date his filmography has more than 30 famous films.

Duane Johnson - Hercules, the viewer has not seen

If one of the modern actors was to play the greatest hero of Ancient Greece, then this is Duane Johnson. And the point here is not only in the excellent physical data of the actor, ideally suited for this role. Johnson managed to embody the image of a hero who is close to the viewer with his experiences, in which there is practically no majesty and inaccessibility to the son of God.

About his role in the film "Hercules", critics' reviews about which are very positive, the actor said briefly that he was born for her.

A lot of films and series were shot about Hercules. His actors played good and not very good. But among all Johnson stands out for his judiciousness, wisdom and humanity. Perhaps, this is exactly what the mythical hero of Greece should be. The role of the actor, of course, was a success - Johnson does not annoy the screen, but looks very harmonious and realistic.

"Hercules" 2014 - reviews of the movie viewers

Opinions of the audience about the new tape are sharply diametrical. Some people praise her and consider the role of Hercules the most successful work of Johnson and the director of the film. Another part of the audience scolds her and says that the film is not at all what they expected to see.

The fact is that all are accustomed to - where there is Hercules, there must be his exploits. But this time the director decided to tell the story about something else. Therefore, those who craved spectacular scenes of fights of the hero with the hydra, the Nemean lion or the Stimphalian birds, were disappointed not having seen this in the film "Hercules".

The feedback of the audience is understandable. Those who hoped to see the hero's habitual exploits, consider themselves deceived in expectations. Fans of films that carry a certain message, appeal to the feelings of the audience, on the contrary, are delighted with the novelties of the film industry. And what do film critics say?

Opinion of experts on the film

Film critics mostly praise the story of Hercules, told by director Brett Ratner. They liked that the film removed all pretentiousness and pathos, leaving a realistic, simple story about the fact that a person chooses whom to be.

The central figure of the film was, undoubtedly, Johnson. In this picture, he, in the opinion of critics, convincingly proved himself to be a real Hercules. The actor managed to convey both the hero's doubts and his fury.

Interesting facts about the film

The new tape became the debut for the famous model of Irina Sheik. Her role was modest, but important - she played the wife of Hercules Megar, whom he killed in a fit of insanity. Although the model got a role without words, Duane Johnson was very pleased with her work.

The appearance on the screens of the film "Hercules", the reviews of which are mixed, did not do without a scandal. The film was based on the comic book by Steve Moore, who stated that the publishing house that sold the rights to his adaptation did not agree with him on his decision. In response, Moore forbade mentioning his name in the advertisement of the film. After his death in March 2014, the filmmakers still returned Moore to the credits.

Is it worth to watch a new film about the greatest hero of Greece?

Undoubtedly, the film "Hercules" (2014), reviews of which are quite diverse, worth seeing, at least for the sake of magnificent battle scenes. The film's director approached his task of showing realistic battles very responsibly. In order to gain sufficient physical fitness, Duane Johnson had to train for eight months. The actress, who played the role of companion of Hercules, a magnificent archer, underwent a special course of training in archery. In addition, since in the movie "Hercules", reviews of the audience about which are mostly positive, many scenes with chariots, all actors had to learn a month to properly balance when traveling on these ancient wagons.

Such a professional and serious approach to teaching actors led to the desired effect - scenes of battles, battles and skirmishes of heroes with enemies look great, spectacular and realistic. Add to this a strong script and an excellent acting team, which looked on the screen very harmoniously. Strangely enough, but in this film we managed to do without a love story, and the picture "Hercules" from this only won.